Brief Life History of Paul
When Paul Kirkland was born on 13 February 1939, in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States, his father, Paul W Kirkland, was 24 and his mother, Hattie May Proveaux, was 21. He lived in Wateree Township, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States for about 10 years. He died on 9 July 2016, in Lugoff, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 77.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Paul Jr. Kirkland, Jr, "United States 1950 Census"
- Paul Kirkland in household of Paul Kirkland, "United States Census, 1940"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
1949 · Briggs vs. Elliot
Briggs v Elliot is filed with the federal court in South Carolina. The idea is that parents of African American students want bus transportation for their students. This request is later combined with Brown v the Board of Education case.
1960
Squaw Valley, California, United States hosts Winter Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of several places called Kirkland (Cumbria, Lancahires; Ayrshire, Dumfriesshire, Lanarkshire), all named with Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ + land ‘land’, except for the Lancashire placename, which derives from kirkja + lúndr ‘small wood, grove’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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